How to set report language in report builder 3.0?

Question

I am using Report Builder 3.0 to create some reports for the application. I use the report builder because I would like the client to be able to customize reports as needed in the future. Now when I edit the report in Visual Studio (which uses Business Intelligence Development Studio), I can set the properties for the report. Thus, I can set the language for the report, which is important to ensure that all date / date formats are displayed correctly, since my client is in France and they are fussy about this kind of thing. Setting the language adds an element to the xml report as follows:

  </ReportParameters>
  <Language>=User!Language</Language>
  <rd:ReportUnitType>Mm</rd:ReportUnitType>
  <rd:ReportServerUrl>http://localhost/reportserver_sql2008r2</rd:ReportServerUrl>
  <rd:ReportID>24c58c7f-2a6a-4f68-878d-d26d97bb16e8</rd:ReportID>
</Report>

How to access report properties and, in particular, report language in the report builder?

Thank,

Patrick Collins

Answer 1

I know this is old, but this is the right question. I checked that you can do this in Report Builder 2.0 (10.0.4.4000.0) and Report Builder 3.0 (11.0.2100.60):

• Click the View tab of the ribbon at the top of the screen.
• Check the "Properties" checkbox - voila, the familiar properties panel will appear.
• Go to the Localization - Language section and select the drop-down list to select the desired language.